Chandigarh: PM Modi dedicates to nation implementation of 3 new criminal laws

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dedicated to the nation the successful implementation of the three new criminal laws in Chandigarh PTI reportedChandigarh has become the very first administrative unit in the country where 100 per cent implementation of the three laws has been done PTI reportedThe laws Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam came into effect on July 1 replacing the Britishera Indian Penal Code Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act respectivelySpeaking on the occasion the prime minister stated that the new criminal laws are a concrete step toward achieving the values entrenched in the Constitution for the benefit of all residentsHe stated that these statutes represent the end of colonialera lawsModi said that colonialera laws were used by the British to perpetrate atrocities and exploitation in India PTI reportedThe 1857 revolution shook the roots of the British rule and in 1860 they brought the IPC and later the Indian Evidence Act and the CrPC framework came into being The purpose of those laws was to punish Indians and keep them enslaved the prime minister saidSpeaking on the occasion Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the three new laws have been fully implemented in Chandigarh Within three years of the registration of a FIR one will get justice claimed the ministerOur criminal justice system will be the most modern system in the world Shah saidThe Union Home Minister also praised the Chandigarh administration for fully implementing the new regulationsEarlier Modi witnessed a live demonstration of a crime scene investigation under the new legislationThe Chandigarh Police demonstrated the procedure of collecting evidence and recording statements at an exhibition hall put up at the Punjab Engineering College PTI reportedThe program demonstrated the practical application of the new lawsAdditionally Kanwardeep Kaur the senior superintendent of police in Chandigarh briefed ModiThe Prime minister and Home minister were joined by Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria UT Chandigarh advisor Rajeev Verma and Chandigarh Director General of Police Surendra Singh YadavThe new criminal laws which went into effect statewide on July 1 2024 are intended to make Indias legal system more open efficient and adaptive to the needs of modern society according to an official statement released on Monday PTI reportedThese landmark reforms represent a historic revamp of Indias criminal justice system introducing new frameworks to address modernday concerns such as cybercrime and organised crime as well as providing justice for victims of various offences according to the statementWith PTI inputs